Sweden bans entry from Denmark, UK over new virus variant


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  • Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Sweden on Monday announced that it's barring travelers from neighboring Denmark after the country reported a new and more infectious variant of the coronavirus first found in the UK.

The move came after Sweden suspended travel links with the UK following British Health Secretary Matt Hancock's warning that the new strain of the coronavirus is "out of control" there.

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